The draft was also noteworthy as the venue at which the recently relocated
Atlanta Thrashers franchise announced that they would be known as the
Winnipeg Jets, making the announcement as they drafted
Mark Scheifele with their first pick.
Eligibility
Ice hockey players born between January 1, 1991, and September 15, 1993, were eligible for selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players over the age of 20 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the
2009 NHL Entry Draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 24, 1991, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.[2]
Draft lottery
The draft lottery was held on April 12, 2011, and was won by the
New Jersey Devils, who moved up four spots to the fourth-overall pick. The
Edmonton Oilers retained the first-overall pick.[3] This was the first time since the 2007
draft lottery that a team other than the team with the worst regular season record won the draft lottery.[4][5][6] New Jersey were also tied with the 1999
Chicago Blackhawks for the lowest ranked team to win the lottery as the eighth seed.[4]
The
Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the
Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent
Phil Kessel to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick in
2010, a second-round pick in 2010 and this pick.[15]
The
St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the
Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on February 19, 2011, that sent
Kevin Shattenkirk,
Chris Stewart and a conditional second-round pick to the Blues in exchange for
Erik Johnson,
Jay McClement and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[16] The condition – St. Louis' pick was not among the top 10 picks – was converted on April 12, 2011, when St. Louis retained the 11th overall pick at the NHL Draft Lottery.[17]
The
Nashville Predators' first-round pick went to the
Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 10, 2011, that sent
Mike Fisher to Nashville in exchange for a conditional pick in
2012 and this pick.[19]
The
Anaheim Ducks' first-round pick went to the
Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent Boston's first-round pick in 2011 (30th overall) and Toronto's second-round pick in 2011 (39th overall) to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.[20]
The
Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the
Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent Ottawa and Chicago's second-round picks in 2011 (35th and 48th overall) to Detroit in exchange for this pick.[20]
The
Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the
Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 14, 2011, that sent
Kris Versteeg to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2011 and this pick.[21]
The
Boston Bruins' first-round pick went to the
Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent Anaheim's first-round pick in 2011 (22nd overall) to Toronto in exchange for the Maple Leafs' second-round pick in 2011 (39th overall) and this pick.[20]
Toronto previously acquired the pick in a trade on February 18, 2011, that sent
Tomas Kaberle to Boston in exchange for
Joe Colborne, a conditional second-round pick in
2012 and this pick.[22]
The
Colorado Avalanche's second-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 19, 2011, that sent
Erik Johnson,
Jay McClement and a conditional first-round pick to Colorado in exchange for
Kevin Shattenkirk,
Chris Stewart and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[16] The condition – St. Louis' pick was not among the top 10 picks – was converted on April 12, 2011, when St. Louis retained the 11th overall pick at the NHL Draft Lottery.[17]
The
Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the
Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent a first-round pick in 2011 (24th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for Chicago's second-round pick in 2011 (#48 overall) and this pick.[20]
The
Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the
Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent Anaheim's first-round pick in 2011 (22nd overall) to Toronto in exchange for Boston's first-round pick in 2011 (30th overall) and this pick.[20]
The
Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on September 5, 2009, that sent Toronto's second-round pick in
2010 to Toronto in exchange for a third-round pick in 2011 and this pick.[26]
Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 27, 2009, that sent
Anton Stralman,
Colin Stuart and a seventh-round draft pick in
2012 to Calgary in exchange for
Wayne Primeau and this pick.[27]
The
New York Rangers' second round pick went to the
Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 1, 2011, that sent
Tim Erixon and a fifth-round pick in 2011 to New York in exchange for
Roman Horak, Washington's second-round pick in 2011 and this pick.[28]
The
Buffalo Sabres' second round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 27, 2011, that sent
Brad Boyes to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[29]
The
Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the
San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent San Jose's second-round pick in 2011 (59th overall) and third-round pick in
2012 to Florida in exchange for this pick.[30]
Florida previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 11, 2010, that sent
Dominic Moore to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[31]
The
Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the
Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent Detroit's first-round pick in 2011 (24th overall) to the
Ottawa Senators in exchange for Ottawa's second-round pick in 2011 (#35 overall) and this pick.[20]
Ottawa previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011, that sent
Chris Campoli and a conditional seventh-round pick in
2012 to Chicago in exchange for
Ryan Potulny and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[32] The condition – Chicago had until 48 hours before the start of the 2011 Entry Draft to determine if they send their own second-round pick or one of the picks acquired from Atlanta and Calgary to Ottawa[32] – was converted on June 23, 2011.[33]
The Montreal Canadiens'
compensatory second-round pick (50th overall) went to the
New York Islanders as the result of a trade on December 28, 2010, that sent
James Wisniewski to Montreal in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in
2012 or a fourth-round pick in 2013 if Montreal trades their 2012 fifth-round pick and this pick.[34]
Montreal previously received the pick as compensation for not signing
2006 first-round pick
David Fischer before August 15, 2010.[35]
The
Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the
Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 1, 2011, that sent
Tim Erixon and Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2011 to New York in exchange for
Roman Horak, New York's second-round pick in 2011 and this pick.[28]
The Rangers previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent
Bobby Sanguinetti to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's sixth-round pick in
2010 and this pick.[37]
Carolina previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent
Joe Corvo to Washington in exchange for
Brian Pothier,
Oskar Osala and this pick.[38]
The
San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the
Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 2011 (47th overall) to San Jose in exchange for San Jose's third-round pick in
2012 and this pick.[30]
The
Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the
Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Minnesota's third and fourth-round picks in 2011 (71st and 101st overall) to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.[30]
The
Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the
Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 15, 2011, that sent
Chris Kelly to Boston in exchange for this pick.[39]
The
Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to the
New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a fourth-round pick in
2010 to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[40]
The
New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the
Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on July 30, 2010, that sent
James Wisniewski to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[41] The condition – New York had to choose to send either their own pick or the pick previously acquired from Colorado, until June 1, 2011[41] – was converted at an unknown date.
The
New Jersey Devils' third-round pick was forfeited as the result of a penalty sanction due to cap circumvention when signing
Ilya Kovalchuk. The penalty includes a fine of $3 million, a forfeiture of one first-round pick between 2011 and 2014 as determined by the Devils (forfeited in
2014),[42] and this pick.[43]
The
Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on September 5, 2009, that sent Toronto's own second-round pick in
2010 back to Toronto in exchange for Calgary's second-round pick in 2011 and this pick.[26]
The
Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the
Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a second-round pick in 2011 (60th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2011 (101st overall) and this pick.[30]
The
Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the
Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent
Steve Staios to the Flames in exchange for
Aaron Johnson and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[44] The condition – Calgary elects to transfer its own third-round pick in 2011 instead of
2010[45] – was converted on June 26, 2010, when Calgary retained their 2010 pick (73rd overall).[46]
The
Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the
New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on January 7, 2011, that sent
Jamie Langenbrunner to Dallas in exchange for a conditional pick in
2012 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Dallas does not win a round of the
2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and does not re-sign Langenbrunner prior to the 2011 Draft – was converted on June 24, 2011.[47]
The
Montreal Canadiens' third-round pick went to the
Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Winnipeg's and Montreal's own fourth-round picks in 2011 (97th and 108th overall) to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[30]
The
Phoenix Coyotes' third-round pick went to the
Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent
Derek Morris to Phoenix in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[49] The condition – Morris is re-signed by Phoenix for the
2010–11 season[50] – was converted on July 1, 2010.[51]
The
Nashville Predators' third-round pick went to the
Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Los Angeles' sixth-round pick in 2011 (170th overall) and Toronto's third-round pick in
2012 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[30]
The
Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the
Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 7, 2011, that sent
Ilya Bryzgalov to Philadelphia in exchange for
Matt Clackson, future considerations and this conditional pick.[52] The condition – Philadelphia signs Bryzgalov before the start of the third round of the draft[53] – was converted on June 23, 2011.[54]
Philadelphia previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent
Dan Hamhuis to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[55]
The
Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the
Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 14, 2011, that sent
Kris Versteeg to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round pick in 2011 and this pick.[21]
The
Tampa Bay Lightning's third-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues as a result of a trade on February 18, 2011, that sent
Eric Brewer to Tampa Bay in exchange for Brock Beukeboom and this pick.[57]
The
Florida Panthers' fourth-round pick went to the
Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on August 5, 2010, that sent
Mike Santorelli to Florida in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[59][60] The condition which upgraded the original fifth-round pick to this pick is unknown.
The
Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick went to the
Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Montreal's third-round pick in 2011 (78th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for Montreal's fourth-round pick in 2011 (108th overall) and this pick.[30]
The
Minnesota Wild's fourth-round pick went to the
Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Vancouver's second-round pick in 2011 (60th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for the Minnesota's third-round pick in 2011 (71st overall) and this pick.[30]
The
Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick was re-acquired from the
Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Montreal's third-round pick in 2011 (78th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for Winnipeg's fourth-round pick in 2011 (97th overall) and this pick.[30]
The
San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the
Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Carolina's fifth-round pick and Calgary's seventh-round pick both in 2011 (133rd and 194th overall) to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[30]
The
Winnipeg Jets' fifth-round pick went to the
New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent the New York Islanders and New York Rangers' sixth-round picks in
2010 to the
Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for this pick.[40]
The
Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick went to the
San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2011 (119th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for Calgary's seventh-round pick in 2011 (194th overall) and this pick.[30]
Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2011, that sent
Cory Stillman to Carolina in exchange for
Ryan Carter and this pick.[66]
The
Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick went to the
New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 1, 2011, that sent
Roman Horak and Washington and New York's second-round picks in 2011 to Calgary in exchange for
Tim Erixon and this pick.[28]
The
Edmonton Oilers' sixth-round pick went to the
Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Phoenix's seventh-round pick in
2010 to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[40]
The
Toronto Maple Leafs' sixth-round pick went to the
Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Anaheim's sixth-round pick in
2012 to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[30]
The
New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the
San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 12, 2010, that sent
Jody Shelley to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[70] The condition – Shelley does not re-sign with New York prior to the
2010–11 season.[70] – was converted on July 1, 2010, when the player was signed by the
Philadelphia Flyers.[71]
The
Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the
Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Nashville's third-round pick in 2011 (82nd overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for Toronto's third-round pick in
2012 and this pick.[30]
The Phoenix Coyotes' sixth-round pick went to the
Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 17, 2011, that sent
Jarkko Ruutu to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.[72]
Anaheim previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent
Petteri Nokelainen to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.[73]
The
Nashville Predators' sixth-round pick went to the
New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent New York's sixth-round pick in
2012 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[30]
The
Anaheim Ducks' sixth-round pick went the
Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on August 10, 2009, that sent
Justin Pogge to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[74] The condition – Pogge starts less than 30 regular-season games for Anaheim, or another NHL team he is traded to by Anaheim, between the
2009–10 and
2010–11 seasons – was converted on February 5, 2011, when Carolina played their 52nd game of the 2010–11 season without using Pogge in one of them (as Pogge had not started a game for any NHL team during the 2009–10 season).[75]
The
Calgary Flames' seventh-round pick went to the
San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2011 (119th overall) to the Winnipeg in exchange for Carolina's fifth-round pick in 2011 (133rd overall) and this pick.[30]
Winnipeg previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011, that sent
Fredrik Modin from the
Atlanta Thrashers to Calgary in exchange for this pick.[76]
The
New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a March 3, 2010, trade that sent
Anders Eriksson to the Rangers in exchange for
Miika Wiikman and this pick.[77]
The Phoenix Coyotes' seventh-round pick went to the
Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent
Marc-Antoine Pouliot to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.[30]
The
San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the
Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Pittsburgh's seventh-round pick in
2010 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[40]
The
Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Chicago's seventh-round pick in
2010 to Boston in exchange for this pick.[40]